Vehicle-wheel.



PATENTED NOV. 19, 1907.

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VEHICLE WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 29. 1906.

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VEHICLE WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 29. 1908.

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NICHOLAS SCHENK, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

VEHICLE-WHEEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented Nov. 19, 1907.

Application 1115a June 29.1906. Serial No. 324.066.

T all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, NICHOLAS SoIIENK, a citizen of the United States, andresident of St. Louis, Missouri, have invented certain new and-usefulImprovements in Vehicle- Wheels, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates toimprovements in vehicle, Wheels, andconsists ofthe novel arrangement, construction and combination of parts as will befully hereinafter described and claimed.

The object of my invention is to construct a wheel of the automobiletype, wherein an inflated cushion is located between the hub and the rimto provide a certain amount, of resiliency to the vehicle, and yetovercome the objectionable feature of having the tire punctured.

'A further object of my invention is to provide a wheel which isabsolutely punctureproof, and yet provide the proper amount of spring orresiliency to the body of the vehicl'e by locating a pneumatic tube or aplurality of tubes between the rim of the wheel and its hub.

Inthe drawings-Figure 1 is a side view of my improved vehicle wheel,showing the internal construction. Fig. 2 is a vertical centralsectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a view of the wheel with anumberof its parts broken awayto show the location of the variousparts.- Fig. 4 is a detail view of one of the contact-plates made use ofin connection with my invention. Fig. 5 is a sec.- tional view taken onthe line 5-5 of Fig. 4. 'Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of thesame. Fig. 7 is a detail view of the contactingwheel which is brought incontact with the contact-plates, whereby the rim of the wheel is placedin operation. Fig. 8 is a detail view .of one of the plates whichretains the tubes in position. Fig. 9 is a modified form of wheel showinbut one pneumatic tube located between the hub and rim.

In. the construction of my inventionI provide a rim 10 preferably madeof metal, its outer periphery being concave in form and in which islocated and held inrigid position a solid rubber tire 11. The tire 11 isretained in position upon the rim 12, which I construct preferably ofwood,- and to the sides of the rim 12 are securely bolted plates "'13,the said plates 13 being provided at their center with a large opening14 which is 'jffol'athe purpose to permit the axle 15 and hub 16 tomove, depending upon the amount of resiliency during the revolution ofthe wheel.

Around the hub 16 I provide a plurality of roller bearings 17, eachbeing connected to the adjacent rollers by links 18, and upon the rollerbearings I provide a pneumatic tube 19, and when this is properlyinflated the inner periphery will adjust itself to the curved surface ofeach of the roller bearings 17.

Upon the outer periphery of the pneuinatic tube 19 I provide a pluralityof roller bearings 20, each of which is connected to the adjacentrollers by links 21 which are designedto retain each roller bearing at afixed distance from the adjacent rollers so that one will not conflictwith the other.

Upon the roller bearings I provide a pneumatic tube 22, which, wheninflated w ill occupy the space between the roller bearings 20 and theinner periphery of the rim 12.

To the sides of the hub 16 are securely bolted a pair of plates 23 and24, the plates 23 contacting against the pneumatic tubes and slidingagainst the plates 13, while the plates 24 contact with the outersurface of the plates 13 and act as a telescope permitting the plates 13to slide between the plates 23 and 24 the plates 13 being prevented fromcontacting with the shaft 15 by means of the openin 14.

Upon the p ates 13 and securely retained in position by bolts 25 passingthrough the plates and. rim, I provide contact-plates 26, a pairof'which located on each side of the wheel, the contacting edge 27provided with a strip of solid rubber 28. Between the strips I provide asmall pneumatic wheel 29 which is mounted upon a roller bearin hub 30and held in position upon a shaft 3]., which extends through the wheelbetween two of the roller bearings 20. Sufficient space is allowed forthe movement of the shaft 31 between the roller bearings 20 by means ofthe enlarged links 32, and the openings 33 formed in the plates 13. Theshaft 31 is'passed through openings of its same size formed in theplates 23 and 24, and by reason that these plates are bolted to the hub16 and when motion is imparted to the axle, the plates will revolvecarrying with them theaxle 31 and its wheels 29. The outer periphery ofthe wheels 29 will come in contact with the contact-plates and cause therim to revolve.

- parts, and yet to provide a neat and finished what I claim is:

appearance, and the said plates 34 are held apart by the washers 38located between the plates 34 and the rim, and through the washers, rim,and plates are passed bolts 39.

By referring to Fig. 9, I show a modified form of wheel placing but onepneumatic tir'e between the hub and the rim, and entirely dispensingwith the roller bearings, and through the tire I provide an opening 40throu h which the shaft 31 may operate in order to bring the wheels 29in contact withthe contact-plates and yet not interfering with thepneumatic tire.

The main object of providing roller bear ings between the pneumatictires and the hub is to relieverthe tires of any and all friction whichmay occur during the revolution of the wheel. I g

Having thus fully described my invention,

1. A vehicle wheel comprising a hub, a rim, inflated tubes locatedbetween the hub and the rim and roller bearings between said tubes,substantially as specified.

' pneumatic tube,

each side of the tube,

' the 2. A vehicle wheel comprising a rim, a tire located upon the rim,a hub mounted loosely within the rim, inflated cushions located betweenthe' hub and the rim and roller bearings located between the tubes, hub,substantially as specified.

3. A vehicle wheel comprising a hub, a pneumatic tube located upon thehub roller bearings located upon the pneumatic tube, a second pneumatictube located upon the roller bearings, a rim located .upon the outer andmeans for imparting motion to the rim when the hub is placed inrevolution, substantially as specified.

4, A device of the class described comprising a wheel having a rim' andhub disconnected, a pneumatic cushion located between the rim and hub, aseries of plates located on two of the plates connected to the rim andplates connected to the hub and so arranged as to permit the same tooperate in telescopic form, contact-plates connected to the rim, smallwheels slocated between the contact; plates and carried by the'platessupported to hub whereby motion is imparted to the rim by the operationof and a plurality ofouter plates for incasing the entire mechanism ofthe wheel, substantially as specified. V

In-testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification,'inpresence subscribing witnesses.

' I NICHOLAS SCHENK. Witnesses:

ALFRED A. EICKS, WALTER 0.;STE1N.

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